THOME Group is first ship manager to achieve eco-office status

THOME Group has become the first ship management company to achieve Eco-Office certification in Singapore.

The international ship manager has successfully completed an environmental audit throughout its Singapore offices to achieve Eco-Office status, which is regarded as the strictest of its kind in Singapore corporate circles.

This award recognizes THOME Group as an organization which embraces its duty of care to the environment in which it operates. Sustainability through energy and environmental conservation programs is imperative and Thome Group does not differentiate between vessels and shore offices when it comes to adopting such programs.

Thome Group President, Claes Eek Thorstensen, said: “We are proud of this award but with pride comes responsibility, particularly since we are the first in our sector to achieve this certification. We owe it to ourselves, the marine fraternity in Singapore and also to our stake holders around the globe, to continue to uphold these high environmental standards.”

Eco-Office is a joint initiative between Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and City Developments Limited (CDL). One of the key programs associated with the project is the online Eco-Office Rating System which enables offices to perform a self-audit based on supplied metrics, such as corporate environmental policy and commitment, purchasing practice, waste minimisation measures and levels of recycling, enabling companies to gauge their performance over time and to apply for an Eco-Office award (previously known as the Green Office).